Along the usual road to the station,
many adverts meet the eye.
Someone seeing the same posters as yesterday
will unconsciously match them to their past memories
and if they've seen them before they will just pass by.
But for someone
whose memory of each day
is erased when they fall asleep...
...the world is always fresh...
...and full of the joy of discovery.
Even if everyone sees the same thing,
its appearance depends on the eye of the beholder.
Sandglass
Ky?ko-san has visited my workplace 3 times.
Oh? What job are you doing now?
I'm a security guard at the art museum.
This month's exhibition is this.
Novelist Sunaga Hirube's World
She would go.
I'm actually guarding a permanent exhibition,
but people who've visited this always pass in front of me as they leave.
Ky?ko-san, time 1
Rewind
Stop
Replay
Obviously,
since Ky?ko-san's memory resets when she sleeps,
she didn't remember me.
But she stopped in front of the same painting each time.
A big painting with the title "Mother".
The first time she came...
Ky?ko-san, time 1
Ky?ko-san, time 2
The second time she came...
Ky?ko-san, time 2
Ky?ko-san, time 3
And the third, she stopped in the same way.
She looked so keen, I spoke to her.
Since there were no other visitors around.
Do you like this picture?
You looked for 20 minutes last time you came, too.
I see.
I don't remember.
Of course.
However many times you see it,
you always find it compelling.
To be honest, I don't get it.
The title "Mother", or what it's a picture of.
Could it be you know me?
Ah... Sorry, I should've said before.
I've requested investigations from you before.
I see.
The weather is fine today,
so I thought I'd walk as far as the station.
And the exhibition poster caught my eye.
- How many times have I been here? - 3 times.
- Do you think that's silly? - No.
I think it's great you can see it afresh over and over.
The "Sunaga Hirube's World" exhibition is fun!
I'm glad.
And I stopped by this painting every time.
Yes.
I feel like I understand.
Is it an impressive painting?
I don't know the details,
but I have an intuition for the value of things.
This is probably worth about 200 million yen.
200 million?! Ah... Sorry.
I don't know the actual price.
That's just my impression of the likely value.
In my case, more than being moved by the picture,
I stop because I'm impressed by the value.
That's what I think.
A-hem!
- Ah, no! I'm just... - I apologise!
I caused inconvenience by talking to him while he was working.
I'm grateful for his kind help.
Well then, I'll be leaving.
Ky?ko-san's so kind~!
Eh? That's the whole story?
It's not about you being fired?
Boring~
Don't use my firing stories for entertainment.
My current boss is a really good person,
so I should be there a long time.
- What's happened with Ky?ko-san since then? - Nothing.
- Have you called her. - I haven't.
Boring~!
She's only just allowed me to call her Ky?ko-san.
I can't just brazenly phone her.
Yakusuke's
recollection
Ky?ko-san.
May I...
...call you that?
I don't mind.
It'll be good if you can get involved in another case soon.
Yes.
Hey, don't say ominous things like that.
Besides...
Besides?
Rather than a case...
Understood.
Yakusuke-san.
I want to meet up normally.
Ignore me, it's the sake talking.
You can meet her.
Eh?
- One adult. - As you wish.
New Painting
Huh? Yakusuke-kun,
isn't this your day off?
I'm here as a visitor.
Is that the new painting?
The director's been on edge since this morning.
Did you come to see that picture?
That was one reason...
Could it be
you wanted to see the security from a visitor's point of view?
- Something like that. - You're keen.
I'm sorry, boss.
I don't have such a noble purpose.
Permanent Exhibition
If Ky?ko-san comes, she'll stop in front of this painting.
And in an instant...
"A wonderful painting, isn't it?"
"By my judgment, it's worth 200 million yen."
"Don't you agree?"
That will trigger a conversation...
"Actually, I've previously been indebted to you."
"Could I take you to dinner to thank you?"
...and shorten the distance at a stroke.
It may be a petty strategy,
but I don't know where Ky?ko-san lives.
I have take this chance and risk divine punishment.
If I'm successful,
my life may be tainted with disaster fitting my name of Yakusuke,
but it's tainted anyway.
I can take a little more divine punishment.
If Ky?ko-san comes, I'll say, "A wonderful painting, isn't it"...
A wonderful painting...is it?
A wonderful...
Eh? Eh?! Wait!
- Eh? - I'm sorry.
Not at all.
Ah, excuse me!
Wait a moment.
Why didn't you look at this painting?
- I looked. - More carefully!
- After all, it's worth 200 million yen. - 200 million?
You're joking.
This would be worth, let's see...
In the region of 2 million yen.
2 million?! Ah...
Excuse me.
Yesterday Ky?ko-san said this painting was worth 200 million.
Today she says it's worth 2 million.
It's the same...right?
At that time,
I should have squarely confronted the mystery.
That would have prevented the tragedy that occurred afterwards...
Stop!
It's his fault!!
In this way, once again
I found myself depending on her.
The fastest, most forgetful detective...
Okitegami Ky?ko
Okitegami Ky?ko-san.
You have a request?
Okitegami Ky?ko's Memorandum
Subtitles by Candylemon
Pleased to meet you.
My name is Okitegami Ky?ko.
So?
What kind of case are you involved in?
On that day, as usual,
I was guarding the museum's permanent exhibition.
Day of the Incident
Museum of Oriental Art Permanent Exhibition
What the hell is this?!
Ah!
Please don't touch it!
Let go!
Who do you think I am?!
- Who are you?! - Shut up!
Please stop! Calm down!
Drop the cane!
- Shut up! - I won't!
Security guard! Stop!
Let go of him!
Just let go!
Ah!!
Move!
You...
I'll remember this!
Who was that?
That man...
...I don't know him.
Huh?
What happened?
A hole! A hole!!
His...
It's his fault!!
Eh?!!
- No... - No...
No, that's not...
I didn't...
Fired
That's how it was.
Mm~ Business as usual.
- Is that right? - Yes.
I'm used to being fired,
but in this case, the museum
say they'll cancel their contract with the security firm.
My chief is being made liable.
That's not fair.
So you want me to clarify the truth.
Yes.
Why did something like that happen?
Who was that old man angry with, and why?
If we know that,
we might be able to help my chief.
Understood, I'll take the job.
- Pen, please. - Yes.
- Here. - Thanks.
- What's your name? - Kakushidate Yakusuke.
Please call me Yakusuke.
Okay...
We've met a number of times.
A mystery from when we met at the museum
might be relevant to this case.
What mystery?
My estimate fell from 200 million yen to 2 million yen.
Yes. I wanted to ask why at the time, but...
Even if you had, I don't think I'd have known.
Since I have no memory of yesterday, I can't compare one day with another.
Still, I understand the general issue.
I'd like to clarify one puzzling point.
Yes.
According to your story,
my fourth visit to the museum
was on your day off.
Right.
Why were you there on your day off?
I... I'd only seen it as a security guard...
I...wanted a proper look at the paintings.
A proper look.
I see.
Let's get down to business.
Why the painting's value dropped from 200 million to 2 million yen.
Can you think of any possible reasons?
200 million yen
2 million yen
200 million yen
Mystery
I know!
How about there's been
a change in the circumstances of the painter?
Circumstances?
Even Van Gogh's painting were considered worthless during his lifetime.
When an artist dies, their work can rocket up in price.
Ah, in this case it went down.
Well... Well then...
Maybe an incident occurred.
Something happened that damaged his reputation.
I've checked, but there's nothing.
- And it's gone. - Aren't you a former detective?
I'm "former" because I'm no good.
I know!
What if the picture has deteriorated?
I've heard caring for paintings takes careful attention to temperature and humidity.
I noticed that and lowered my estimate?
Yes, and that old man was the artist,
furious at seeing his work in such a state.
He was angry about the deterioration so he made a hole in it?
He definitely did it from anger.
Nuru-kun, what's the artist's profile?
Mizumoto Yagura, age 46.
He doesn't look old.
- That's not the man. - And it's gone.
- I know, I know! - Yes?
That old man hates the artist, Mizumoto-san.
- He's a rival artist. - That's right.
"Dammit! They're hanging that guy's work!"?
No, the real cause
is because he stole his wife.
Huh?
It's a love triangle!
Between the old man, his wife and Mizumoto-san!
The old man was furious at his wife's infidelity.
"How dare she dump me for a talented youngster!"
"Curse them... Unforgivable."
"I'll destroy his painting!"
- That's not it. - Really? Why not~?
Buy a new tray out of your own pocket.
Right.
- That was incredible. - Ignore it.
Nuru-kun, what do you think?
It's not my job to think about investigations.
Ah... Right.
There's one other possibility.
There was no difference in the painting's value,
I just priced it based on my whims at the time.
Is that true?
In any case, it's true the painting was damaged.
Let's do some field research.
Novelist Sunaga Hirube's World
Want to go and see?
No... I'm here to work.
Let's go and see.
No... Don't concern yourself...
New Painting Display Room
- What's that painting? - A new work.
It was done on request by an artist who won an award in France.
What's the title?
I'm sorry, I don't know.
When you came here on your day off,
was that painting here?
Yes.
It had just been hung.
You came for a proper look at the paintings,
yet you didn't look at the new one.
Where was the damaged painting?
Through there.
Permanent Exhibition
It was just here.
How big?
About the same as that other one.
So it was about size 120.
120?
Painting size is represented by a number.
If the artist isn't well-known,
it will be valued according to the size.
That reminds me...
On the day of the incident, there was a boy here.
A boy?
Day of the Incident
Permanent Exhibition
What?
I'm not bothering other visitors.
I know that, but you're too good.
I think it qualifies under that rule.
No Photography
The rule prohibits making copies,
and a sketch that good might count as one.
Is that official?
Not yet.
Then I'm fine for now.
Do you like this painting?
I don't like at lot of colour.
I don't care about the earth, either.
- The earth? - That picture.
Ah...
It's the earth as seen from the sky.
It's of Mother Earth, so the title is "Mother".
You're realising that now?
I thought it was abstract.
- You're amazing. - It's normal.
I'm studying.
- Studying art? - Yes.
But this museum is no good!
They have no respect for art.
No respect
He was young, but he seemed to know a lot about art,
so if we believe what he said...
There's something wrong at this museum.
Gotcha.
Huh?
Wait here, please.
Ah! You can't...!
10 minutes later...
Thank you for waiting.
I borrowed them from a locker.
You can't do that!
Excuse me!
That customer wants to know about the painting that was there.
We've been told to tell outsiders
it's under repair for "deterioration due to age", right?
That's right.
Um... Has the person who damaged it been caught?
Well...
I heard it was a prank by a youngster.
A youngster?
Why are they saying that?
Who was around when it was damaged?
Just visitors and Director Shikihara.
My chief and the others rushed in afterwards.
In other words,
the director must have lied about it.
Let's split up to investigate.
Right.
The person I saw was a man over 70.
- So what's going on? - I have no idea.
Why did the director lie?
If we investigate, we might be able to stop the contract termination.
Got it. I'll check.
- You're dead right. - Yeah!
Director Shikihara's reputation is that bad?
I shouldn't say this to a temp,
but curators are always quitting
and it's the director's fault.
He got there by golden parachute,
so he doesn't know anything.
He even made that forgery plan, right?!
Forgery?
That's odd.
There's no footage for that time.
What?
The whole section from 10:00 to 12:00 has been erased.
Who can erase them?
Only the director.
I see.
So then the director here...
It's most unfortunate.
As you say, Sensei. Goodbye.
"Sensei, Sensei", you think you are...
Oh? Your hair...
My break is over, so I'll go back.
A forgery exhibition?
Of counterfeit paintings.
Ah, an exhibition showcasing
fakes that look just like the originals?
Overseas galleries do it sometimes.
Among the real masterpieces,
they include one forgery
and invite people to detect which it is.
Now, which is the fake?
Then...this one!
I added habanero.
That one also has habanero.
I put habanero in all of them.
All of them? Wow.
The director's plan was like that.
He thought if no one could tell,
they may as well all be fakes.
It was a spiteful plan.
Perhaps he wanted to make people reconsider the value of art.
That kind of philosophy would be fine,
but he just wanted to keep costs down.
If the paintings are all fakes,
the rental and insurance fees will be lower.
Are the museum's circumstances that dire?
I don't think they're easy,
but the aim was to free up money
to fund a private café in one corner of the museum
The director himself would chose
the executives for that company.
That's...!
In return, the director
would get a wad of money from it.
You're drinking that?
Shame to waste it.
Yuck!
Do you have any particular likes and dislikes?
I like money.
Money.
No... I meant with food.
Nothing in particular.
Ah, yuck.
Then what about luxury restaurants versus rustic ones?
It's a question of cost balance.
Pardon?
It's expected for luxury restaurants to serve delicious food.
But you can't assume cheap equals bad-tasting.
Rather than just paying a lot,
I want a place that will give good value for the money I pay.
In other words, a good cost balance.
A place that understands the preciousness of money.
- The preciousness... - It's precious!
I know, but I'm asking...
Director Shikihara also values money.
What?
To him, artistic merit is secondary.
That's why he thought no one would notice the replacements.
Could it be...
...it's a forgery?
The painting you said was worth 200 million was genuine,
and when you said it was worth 2 million
it had secretly been switched with a fake.
That old man was the forger,
and realised his work was being displayed as genuine.
The director is trying to cover it up.
In that case, where's the real thing?
It was secretly sold off.
Let's go and confirm that reasoning.
Fortunately he doesn't seem moody.
Who doesn't?
The painter of Mother Earth, Mizumoto.
Nuru-kun got us an appointment.
Hello?
We've come to do an interview for "Sandglass" art magazine.
Magazine?
Your role is the photographer.
- I didn't bring a camera. - We'll manage something.
- There, that looks like a camera bag. - No it doesn't.
Do your best to be Watson.
Watson?
The great detective's...partner?
Come in.
Switched with a forgery?
My painting?
No way.
That painting is being repaired.
Was there a problem with the storage conditions?
There's a hole in it.
That sort of thing isn't typical,
but it was a prank by a young visitor.
I went to the workshop to see the condition.
I confirmed it with my own eyes.
The damaged painting is definitely my work.
It's not a forgery.
"P120".
The P size of 120.
- From the ranking F P M S. - That's right.
You've been very helpful.
In any case, the painting is genuine.
If the one damaged had been a fake,
that would have been great...
I'm sorry.
Paintings are like the artist's children, aren't they?
And yet...something like this...
Why are you apologising?
You fail at being Watson.
My apologies.
Actually...
This is who I am.
A private detective?
I'm a security guard at the Museum of Oriental Art
So? What happened?
He listened until the middle of my story,
but when I told him
the painting was damaged by an old man with a stick...
An old man with a stick?
Do you know who he might be?
No...
Sensei has no reason to damage my work...
Sensei?
Ah, no...
After that, whatever we asked he wouldn't tell us anything.
Hm, Sensei, huh?
A forgery sensei?
The possibility of forgery has been eliminated.
Got it?
This picture?
That's right.
Please check the exact dimensions of this painting.
Ky?ko-san, I'm sorry about earlier.
Not at all, I wouldn't expect anyone to take a lie that far.
But I interrupted a lead.
We still have the keyword "Sensei".
Who would the artist Mizumoto honour with the title Sensei?
Mizumoto-san's art teacher?!
Nope.
His teacher has already passed away.
Oh, look here.
Mizumoto has opened a studio to teach youngsters.
A studio?
Seems it's a place where new artists gather.
Well then, H?r?-san,
dress me up to look like that.
Okay, that's my speciality!
There's no studio here.
You keep changing outfits today.
- Private detectives are known for disguises. - Disguises...
They all look like you, though.
You're just the same.
But it's important to dress appropriately for a first meeting.
First impressions and prejudices influence subjectivity.
It's best to look off guard.
I see.
Incidentally, in my case
I'm not fooled by what someone wears.
Instead I get them talking
so I can pick up on lies and deception.
If my first impression is that they're lying,
I'll consider them untrustworthy.
- Just like with you this morning. - Me?!
When you said you visited the museum on your day off
because you were interested in the paintings,
and met me by chance,
that was a lie, wasn't it?
That was a lie
Ah...
I'm sorry, that was...
Ah! The studio!
The image is...
This is also the result of prejudice.
It didn't look like we expected it to.
Let's go in.
There's nobody in the lobby.
- Whose room is that? - Random.
Random?!
No reply.
Nobody's in.
Does anyone live here?
Maybe they don't want to get involved with other people.
Ah.
That's the boy.
The one who told me the painting was of the earth.
- Do you... - I remember you.
Because your face looks easy to draw.
That's true.
Who's she?
Hello, my name's Ky?ko.
What's yours?
Riku
Riku-kun, pleased to meet you.
I'm studying art, too.
You want a residency here?
Have you had an interview with Sensei?
Not yet.
The artist Misumoto said he'd introduce me.
Mizumoto-san's painting has gone.
Has something happened?
It's gone for repairs.
An old man with a stick damaged it.
He did it...
Sensei has a short temper.
So that person was Sensei?
Was it you who told Sensei about the switch?
When I noticed that,
I couldn't not tell him.
"The switch", meaning what?
What is Sensei? A painter?
What are you talking about?
Sensei is...
Who ARE you two?
Sensei hasn't done anything wrong.
If you say that, everyone will be angry!
Please tell Sensei this:
"The director is trying to push all responsibility onto the security company."
"Are you okay with that?"
That boy's a resident here too, isn't he?
Um...
Could it be, Ky?ko-san,
you know the truth?
Yes, although it's presumptuous.
I thought so.
Let's go back to the museum.
That's the orientation goal.
Orientation?
Please take a good look at me.
Do you notice anything?
Eh?
I have worn 3 disguises
in addition to this outfit today.
A member of museum staff,
a reporter and an artist.
In between, I returned to this outfit.
That's right.
Are you sure?
What?
I'm currently wearing a wrap skirt.
However...
...before that, I wore this box pleat skirt.
The time before that, I wore normal pleats.
Right at the start,
I wore this different design of top.
Although the colour is the same.
For many men,
that's the limit of their awareness of women's clothing.
Although to us there's a big difference.
Somehow...I'm sorry.
Not at all.
When looking at the same thing,
different people notice aspects
that other people miss.
If you pay attention to the details,
you sometimes miss seeing the whole.
The whole can't be se
The whole?
Ah, Director Shikihara!
Being director is a difficult job.
Curators and staff you rely on keep quitting.
But just because a painting was damaged
doesn't mean you can go blaming people.
As a fellow money-lover it makes me sad.
Aren't you aware it happened
due to your own mistake?
Mistake?
Nonsense!
What are you saying? Get out!
You're the one who should get out, Shikihara.
Sorry for making you wait, Sensei.
- So you're the woman detective? - Yes, my name is Okitegami Ky?ko.
This is the fired security guard, Kakushidate Yakusuke.
Ah!
He was the victim the other day.
I heard the story from Mizumoto and Riku.
Sensei is a picture frame artist.
A master framer.
Indeed, I am the framer Wakui.
Wakui Kazuhisa
What changed wasn't the painting itself...
The frame!
Right, the painting's clothing.
Frame
A painting's clothing
When I estimated it at 200 million yen,
the painting was in a frame custom made by Wakui-san.
But then Wakui-san's frame
was used for another painting.
Another painting?
The new acquisition.
The frame in this photo is yours, isn't it?
Indeed.
How can you be sure?
It's a rudimentary mistake.
When ordering a frame for the new work,
the size was wrong.
Just like with canvas sizing,
the height is given as F P M or S.
The director didn't know that.
That's fundamental.
It's common sense.
To someone coming from outside the common sense of the art world,
it was completely unknown.
It hurt when your staff left, didn't it?
The new painting is a P120,
but I suspect you ordered a frame of size F.
F is the most popular.
Perhaps you even thought the "F" stood for "Frame".
When you realised your mistake, it was too late.
But there's a difference of 18.3 cm
between F120 and P120.
You urgently ordered a rental frame,
but you wanted to put the painting in
a luxurious frame, not a cheap one.
After all, it was a new painting to show off for the media.
So you borrowed Wakui-san's frame
from another P120 painting...
...to use for the new painting.
You used the rented frame for Mizumoto-san's "Mother".
You thought once the expert-made replacement arrived,
you could switch it back without anyone noticing.
But Riku-kun noticed the different frame.
But this museum is no good!
They have no respect for art.
And then Wakui-san came.
The difference in the frame's value
explains the difference in Ky?ko-san's appraisal.
Rather than the value of the frame,
I think it was a question
of the incompatibility between painting and frame.
Whether the clothes suit the wearer.
Precisely.
Integrating frame and painting is an art.
For the sake of each painting,
a framer will create an entirely unique frame.
A frame can make or break a painting.
If it compliments a painting,
it can add depth and breadth.
No viewer is aware of the frame itself.
But when painting and frame come together,
they capture the viewer's heart.
A person who doesn't know that
isn't qualified to be a museum director!
The evidence you have received bribes from a number of companies
has been submitted to the Foundation.
You will be dismissed!
- Sensei, please... - Don't touch me!
- Sensei... - Stop it!
I make no apology, but you were a victim of circumstance.
I will demand your reinstatement.
Can you do that?
I have that degree of power.
Would you like compensation?
Yay! Let's accept it.
I appreciate the thought,
but the real victim wasn't me,
it was the painting.
The fact I failed to protect the painting
makes it only right that I'm fired,
and the compensation
should go to Mizumoto-san.
But can you lobby against the cancellation
of the security company's contract?
Thank you for helping me again.
When did you realise the frame was different?
You had the bag containing the clothes
from when we first went to the museum, didn't you?
So from the start?
I anticipated it.
I thought so.
My motto is "Speedy Resolution",
but if I'm too quick I don't feel comfortable taking the fee.
I enjoy the mystery solving process.
Hence the orientation.
Right, so your conclusion matched mine.
The money is all here.
Bye then.
Listen!
About the lie I told this morning...
- If I'm honest... - Don't bother.
What?
It's evident you're a good person.
Even if you lied, it wasn't from malice.
If it wasn't from malice, there's just one explanation.
You have an interest in me.
What is the extent of that interest?
Is it shallow or deep?
Is it at the level of wanting to embrace me?
I don't know that depth, but...
...in any case, I pass.
Eh?
I pass.
- PASS! - I heard you.
I'm happy with just a little mystery and money every day.
Goodbye.
Does that mean...
...you're not lonely?
I don't know how I appear to your eyes,
but that's just your subjectivity.
I may not be how I appear.
If you wish to request my help,
please contact me anytime.
And if it's not to ask for help?
Excuse me.
Huh?
Eh?
AH~!
Anyway, my luck is bad.
If I participated in an "Unlucky Person" contest,
I'd have bad luck.
And so all this happened.
Wherever I go, I'm caught up in incidents
and lose my job.
That must be hard.
Does he believe me... No.
First impressions influence image.
I have the worst possible employment history.
I must seem worthless.
But...it's just my bad luck.
Another direct hit!
On that day, Ky?ko-san had clearly rejected me.
Since her memory resets every day,
she might be protecting herself from getting too close to anyone.
Me asking her out might have seemed annoying.
Maybe she thought, "Ambushing me is gross".
Or maybe I'm simply not her type.
Whatever the reason, Ky?ko-san
will completely forget everything that led up to this,
I could easily phone her up
as if nothing had happened.
Even so,
what expression should I meet her with?
In short, I'm afraid.
Who is it?
Yes?
It's me.
It's me!
Is this some kind of fraud?
It's Wakui! The framer.
What's wrong?
Come to the studio.
And bring that woman detective.
Thus, in an open and above board way,
I would be reunited with Ky?ko-san.
But this was the start of the true case.